members, and what our elected officials are doing about it. it is going to be up to us, the american public, to close that disconnect and we invite all of you to join us, to make your voices heard, because the one guarantee in this process is, without that, we are not going to get the change that the task force and that the president and the vice president were talking about today. they've done their job, they've shown extraordinary leadership, convening a conversation that's led to a consensus, that's led to a set of solutions, that will not only prevent tragedies like sandy hook, but will also prevent the 10,000 murders that happen every year in our country. the 30,000 gun deaths that happen every year in our country. and now it's up to us to join them, to add the voice of the american public to make these changes a reality. momentous day today. just the beginning, now it's up to us. and now i'd like to invite -- oh, i guess, i don't know if there's further protocol before some of the voices here speak. >> my name is annette and i'm from chi